Media archive
Watch, listen, and pity any fool who hasn’t.
Officially-archived clips, talk-show appearances, public service announcements and the quotes that survived four decades.
Featured video
From the talk-show couch and the PSA tape.
Two of the era-defining clips, embedded straight from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced player.
Mr T on Carson · 1983An early late-night appearance after Rocky III — gold chains, gold one-liners. Source: Johnny Carson Archive.
Anti-drug PSA · 1980sFrom the “Mr T’s Commandments” era of broadcast public service.
Quotes
Lines that earned tattoos.
The catchphrases that escaped television and embedded themselves in the language.
I pity the fool!Clubber Lang · Rocky III, 1982
Be somebody, or be somebody’s fool.Mr T · motivational video
I don’t hate anybody. I just pity them.Mr T · interview, 1983
Beyond the site
More about Mr T.
The official and reputable secondary sources used throughout this tribute.